Docking Station
Docking Station is a game in the Creatures series, set on the Lone Shee's spaceship, the Capillata. It is known for being the first Creatures game with networking capability.
It is available to download for free, but can be docked with the retail Creatures 3 to make an even larger world, hence its name. In addition, several breeds are available to add to the game, some official, some third-party. Each of the official breeds has an entry in the Docking Station Story.
Docking Station features an improved version of the Creatures Evolution Engine (Including the NetBabel protocol whcih is responsible for internet-based things such as the warp), and some agents are designed to work only with it. Conversely, others require Creatures 3 to be installed if they use scripts or sprites from it.
Want to know who was involved in making Docking Station? Read the credits!
Rooms
The game is small - meaning that docking with Creatures 3 or adding third-party metarooms is a requirement in order to make a reasonably-sized world to play in - but still comes with several metarooms:
- Norn Meso - the main metaroom of Docking Station, with the egg layer and learning machine, allowing you to play with and look after your norns
- Comms Room - a metaroom which allows you to communicate with other online players
- Workshop - the entry point for the warp, including the Containment Chamber
- Hub - connects all three metarooms together, allowing travel between them
Agents
Agents of note include:
- The HoverDoc
- The Containment Chamber
Breeds
Docking Station has many breeds that either come with it or can be bought from the mall to be used with it:
- Astro Norn
- Bondi Norn
- ChiChi Norn
- Fallow Norn
- Hardman Norn
- Harlequin Norn
- Magma Norn
- Siamese Norn
- Treehugger Norn
- Toxic Norn
- Zebra Norn
- Banshee Grendel